I grew up in Newark, Ohio. I began to learn coding on Scratch in 4th grade. Then I made my first text-based game, gladiator battles, in Java. I then started my journey making robots and connecting hardware and software through First Lego League and later VEX Robotics teams. These were foundational times for me, as I learned to be a better developer and teammate, and where my love for solving problems began.
In 2021 and 2022, my Freshman and Sophomore years of High School, and a group of friends and I competed in the Texas Instruments Codes Contest, where I worked on much of the prototyping process, including developing code for the TI Innovator Hub (on a TI 84 Calculator!). Both years, we received honorable mentions in the national-level competition. This is also where I began to learn how to use 3D printers and also Fusion 360 for modeling parts to print.
In 2023, I developed Girthle, a Wordle clone for hexadecimal color codes, developed in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. You can actually still play it here! It was used for a little while as a game and teaching tool at my high school. It also did well as an AP project.
In early 2024, I began learning circuit development with microcontrollers. I successfully used this in a couple of my past projects (and even still in my current projects), where I developed a MIDI keyboard and a clock that tells time in binary. I learned how to use PCB CAD software such as KiCad to do this, as well as a basic understanding of the PCB manufacturing process.
I graduated from High School in 2024, where I finished 1st in my class. I was accepted to Purdue University, where I currently study. I am majoring in Computer Engineering with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
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